Have you ever walked into your patient’s room and noticed funky, dried blood is under the dressing. The edges are peeled up and you know it needs to be changed, but HATE having to do it? You don’t do them very often. It’s tricky to get the dressing off, they slide out, what if you do it wrong? Does the kit have the right supplies? Why are the securement devices so hard to attach and what signs & symptoms should you worry about?
How many times have you gone to use a central line, only to find it’s sluggish or not working at all? If you’ve ever had to troubleshoot or wait for an expert to assess rather than push or connect a med, you know how important prevention is!
Central Line Problems:
Do you know what to do if your patient’s skin gets injured under the dressing?
What if the patient’s got a blood clot in the vein with the catheter?
Did you know patient’s can die of an air embolism if you take them out incorrectly?
I mean you probably know all about CLABSI prevention since that has been a major focus, but what about all the other issues and considerations for managing PICCS and CVCs that don’t get that focus?
Manage Central Line Problems with Ease!
Welcome Nurses! I am an award winning educator and Part-Time PICC nurse. Every year I place hundreds of PICCs and thousands of IVs. I also troubleshoot and manage central lines all the time, plus teach other nurses how to do it! I find many nurses don’t get a lot of hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting them. They get limited practical training. Nor do understand pathophysiology explaining what’s actually going on within the catheters and the patient. I want to provide you the tools and resources you need!
Finally, there is a course approved by the Oregon Nurses Association for 1 ANCC Contact Hours that demystifies central lines so you can spend less time avoiding or trying to figure out what’s wrong with the thing and more time feeling good about your care! You can get paid and reimbursed by your employer or do it on your own time. Our mobile friendly platform makes it easy to watch and reference later!
Take The Course:
Enroll now in seconds at https://enrichednursece.com/p/central-line-management-best-practices
At the course link you’ll find the full curriculum and video previews. Learn all about complications and problems post insertion and how to manage them. Prevent complications and more with maintenance best practices. Step by step video simulations show you exactly how to manage lines with confidence!
I hope to see you in there soon!